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Coronavirus roundup: Chinese quarantine hotel collapses
  • [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Around 70 people were trapped after hotel in China's Fujian province collapsed

  • Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou city collapsed around 7:30pm (11:30 GMT) on Saturday

  • Around 23 people had been rescued by 9pm, according to local government

  • No reason for the collapse was given and rescue efforts are said to be ongoing


Cuomo declares state of emergency in New York as state coronavirus cases soar to 76
[NYPOST] Gov. Andrew Sonny Cuomo declared a state of emergency Saturday to deal with the worsening coronavirus crisis, as the number of cases jumped to 11 in the Big Apple ‐ including a Queens cab driver ‐ and 76 across New York.Saturday’s numbers more than doubled the cases in the city, which stood at five on Friday, the governor said at a noon presser. There were 21 new cases outside the city, from 44 the day before, he said.

"We are testing aggressively, said Cuomo. "The more positives you find, the better."

Identifying people who have the virus is good, because they can be isolated and they won’t continue to infect people, the governor said.

He couldn’t say how many tests are being conducted, but said thousands have results still outstanding.
Washington state coronavirus cases top 100, including 16 deaths
[Q13FOX] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Washington state topped 100 on Saturday, including 16 deaths.

The Washington State Department of Health announced more than 20 new cases Saturday, saying a total of 102 people in the state have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. That figure did not include the first case in Kittitas County, which was also reported Saturday.

King County has now confirmed 71 cases, including 15 deaths, in what remains the nation's worst outbreak.

The two most recent deaths occurred on Friday, King County health officials said. One was a woman in her 70s, the other was a woman in her 80s.


Santa Clara County reports 8 new coronavirus cases
[KRON4] SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — Santa Clara County has confirmed eight new cases of coronavirus. This brings the total number of cases in the county to 32. The cases are currently under investigation. On Friday, four additional cases were reported.
  • Case #21 – adult male, isolated at home. Household contact of a previously confirmed case in Santa Clara County.
  • Case #22 – adult female, currently hospitalized. This case is under investigation.
  • Case #23 – adult male, currently hospitalized. Recently traveled from India.
  • Case #24 – adult male, isolated at home. Exposure details are under investigation.
There’s currently no further information on the cases confirmed Saturday.

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported on Jan. 31.

CPAC 2020 Attendee Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Has Been Quarantined.
Posted by: Fred 2020-03-08
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